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Biorefinery could put South Australian forest industry back on growth track
Dec 17, 2013 (SPX)
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, at the request of the South Australian State Government, studied the condition of the forest sector industries in the ...
Ground broken on $6 million Hungarian farm biogas plant
Dec 09, 2013 (UPI)
Construction of a new biogas plant is under way in Hungary, where officials predict it will cover the energy needs of thousands of homes. Executives of Hidashat...
Team reports on US trials of bioenergy grasses
Dec 06, 2013 (SPX)
The first long-term U.S. field trials of Miscanthus x giganteus, a towering perennial grass used in bioenergy production, reveal that its exceptional yields, th...
Companies could make the switch to wood power
Dec 06, 2013 (SPX)
Some companies could economically convert their operations to wood boilers for heat and power, according to a team of forestry researchers. The conversion to wo...
Turning waste into power with bacteria and loofahs
Dec 06, 2013 (SPX)
Loofahs, best known for their use in exfoliating skin to soft, radiant perfection, have emerged as a new potential tool to advance sustainability efforts on two...
Scientists stitch up photosynthetic megacomplex
Dec 05, 2013 (SPX)
When sunlight strikes a photosynthesizing organism, energy flashes between proteins just beneath its surface until it is trapped as separated electric charges. ...
Process holds promise for production of synthetic gasoline
Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)
A chemical system developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago can efficiently perform the first step in the process of creating syngas, ga...
Direvo completes lab scale development of low cost lactic acid production
Nov 25, 2013 (SPX)
Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH (Direvo) announces the successful completion of laboratory scale development of a fermentation process for low cost product...
Scripps Oceanography Researchers Engineer Breakthrough for Biofuel Production
Nov 25, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have developed a method for greatly enhancing biofuel production in tiny marine algae. As rep...
Let's just harvest invasive species and the problem is solved
Nov 25, 2013 (SPX)
Although invasive Asian carp have been successfully harvested and served on a dinner plate, harvesting invasive plants to convert into ethanol isn't as easy. Ac...
Microbiologists reveal unexpected properties of methane-producing microbe
Nov 19, 2013 (SPX)
For 40 years, scientists thought they understood how certain bacteria work together to anaerobically digest biomass to produce methane gas, important in bioener...
Boeing Amnd GOL To Boost Aviation Biofuel Production In Brazil
Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)
Boeing and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. will work together to speed the research, development and approval of new sources of sustainable aviation biofuel...
Neutron scattering and supercomputer demystify forces at play in biofuels
Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers studying more effective ways to convert woody plant matter into biofuels at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified...
Lignin-Feasting Microbe Holds Promise for Biofuels
Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)
Nature designed lignin, the tough woody polymer in the walls of plant cells, to bind and protect the cellulose sugars that plants use for energy. For this reaso...
USDA Grant Aims to Convert Beetle-Killed Trees into Biofuel
Nov 11, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it has awarded nearly $10 million to an academic, industry, and government consortium led by Colora...
Burning biomass pellets instead of wood or plants in China could lower mercury emissions
Nov 08, 2013 (SPX)
For millions of homes, plants, wood and other types of "biomass" serve as an essential source of fuel, especially in developing countries, but their mercury con...
Scientists trick algae's biological clock to create valuable compounds
Nov 07, 2013 (UPI)
Tricking the biological clock in algae can boost valuable compounds the marine plants produce when grown in constant light, U.S. researchers say. Causing algae'...
Crafting a better enzyme cocktail to turn plants into fuel faster
Nov 07, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists looking to create a potent blend of enzymes to transform materials like corn stalks and wood chips into fuels have developed a test that should turbo...
Chickens to benefit from biofuel bonanza
Nov 04, 2013 (SPX)
Chickens could be the unexpected beneficiaries of the growing biofuels industry, feeding on proteins retrieved from the fermenters used to brew bioethanol, than...
Alternative Fuels Americas To Launch Project Jetropha
Oct 31, 2013 (SPX)
Alternative Fuels Americas has announced that it is launching Project Jetropha, a campaign to encourage and promote the use of Jatropha based biofuels in aircra...
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